# Accident 19800806034499A: Mooney M20C, Lees Summit, MO, August 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lees Summit, MO
- Airport: Lees Summit
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9225° N, 94.4058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEE'S SUMMIT (MU08), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9225&lon=-94.4058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5601Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5601Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN,PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BUT WOULD NOT LOWER AND LOCK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC80FCG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG37), Aug 6, 1980: Mooney M21 (N5601Q), Lee'S Summit, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5601Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970408011359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970408011359I), Apr 8, 1997: Mooney M20C (N5601Q), Greenville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: acft landed gear up. Pilot failed to lower landing gear prior to touchdown.
- [Incident 19871112072889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871112072889I), Nov 12, 1987: Mooney M20C (N5601Q), Monroe, LA, Minor damage. Left main gear started to collapse on rotation. Propeller struck runway. Returned. Landing made without incident.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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